Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary

Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary is a mid-sized elementary-level community in Queen Creek, Arizona, one of the schools within Queen Creek Unified District (4245). The school enrolls 642 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 42% larger than the state mean of about 451.

Within Queen Creek Unified District (4245), which oversees 15 schools and 15,065 students, Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary reports that 59% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 29% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Maricopa County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Crismon High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary has changed only slightly, going from 647 students in 2018 to 642 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.